i had to google "gundam" to know what the hell that was.... IMO technology is a filtered resource anyway, rest assured behind the scenes they are
always way beyond what we think is the latest thing. so ya probably

hmmm I don't think so... a bipedal war machine doesn't sound utilitary enough to spent the zillons of dollars you'll need to make one.
also, the 1:1 gundam that the japs made just moved it's head and nothing else and still, a lot of energy was used just for that. Can you imagine how
much energy you'll need to make one that's full utilitary? I see probable colonies come in the future, like the ones in the series, but a Gundam...
I seriously doubt that

I'd love to see one anyway, you know, and wear an Earth Federation uniform in cute pink and beat up some Zakus

(Lord, it was supposed that I
was going to keep my nerd-ism away from ATS, but Gundam is my fav. series and I've discused this matter with my friends once)

Actually I think it can probably be done, a model of one was made in Japan so the base figure can be made easily it's the internal structures that
may leave some scratching their heads. Though from the looks of it [schematics that they show on the show and sometimes in the Manga] I'd say it's
almost possible. Though looking at today's technology and the technology in Gundam [before G Gundam] it'd be quite a feat. G Gundam not really, but
0079 and on then yeah I'd say so.

Though things like Epyon and Wing Zero probably not, but more things traditional to Gundam like the Gundam itself and the Zaku perhaps

Originally posted by Dragiero
I'm not refering to a mech warrior; an armored core is more along the lines of what I'm thinking of.

So nothing like this:

but more like this?

If so I believe the former would probably come before the latter. Though scaled down as they might be due to today's time it probably could be
possible, but again scaled down to some extent perhaps. Would need a list as to where the world stands technology wise.

gundams, mechs
ooh
they say the MIC (military industrial complex) is 40 years
ahead of us, i wonder where this sort of thing will lead?
you and your machine wack a deer and share it
the way primitive man did with his dog
mans best friend /most useful tool a machine?

Of the four groups, I was most interested in EcoBot, a project to create an autonomous machine that would take energy from its environment. Unlike
solar- and wind-powered devices, which are dependent upon the right environmental conditions, EcoBot would hunt down its own food, advancing robots on
from imitating plants to imitating animals. EcoBot-I was designed to hunt slugs, because, in Prof Alan Winfield’s words “Firstly, nobody likes
them, and secondly, they’re very slow”. The finished was almost primordial in design, with a long thin neck, large jaws, and a stout body (video).
This allowed it to hunt the ground for slug without having to move very often, saving energy. Contained within the tri-jaw was a camera and a red
light that would illuminate the slugs (which do not show up on infrared, as they take on the temperature of their environment). Having proved a robot
could predate efficiently, the next step was a robot that could digest the captured food

This is where it gets exciting. The black boxes arranged in a ring are microbial fuel cells – in essence, small stomachs that can digest organic
matter and produce electricity. Arranged in series, each generates a few microwatts of power, enough to fuel a simple brain and light-seeking
behaviour in EcoBot-II. The best food source for EcoBot-II turned out to be chitin – the principle protein polysaccharide found in the exoseletons
of insects. In fact, a single fly in each stomach is enough to power the robot for two weeks! Unfortunately, the waste products of digestion
eventually kill the essential bacteria in the fuel cells, rendering them useless.

I could see the development of a Mechwarrior or Steel Battalion type mech being much easier than a Gundam or Armored Core type mech, simply due to the
fact that the former set is more along the lines of a bipedal tank versus a high-mobility humanoid mech.

As far as the OP, I could see it being very possible the only real issue would be a guidance system namely writing a program would be the hardest part
I believe. Namely balance issues how do you account for recoil etc.

There are a number of powered suits already in production, such as the Sarcos exoskeleton, but
they're that: power suits, not mechs.

Could it be done? I suspect so, yes. There's not really any technical limitation preventing it. If some government wanted to pour enough billions of
dollars into it, I don't see any reason why it couldn't be done. But I also don't see much incentive. Other than the "coolness" factor, what is
the benefit of building one? What problem does it solve that can't be solved more easily and efficiently in some other way?

Come up with a reason to build one, and some military could probably have them in 5-10 years.

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